Modular spray roller system

A method of converting a spray roller between spray rolling and spraying without rolling, the spray roller includes an extension tube, a spray head, and a roller, the extension tube is configured to receive paint at a proximal end and flow paint to a distal end, the spray head is mounted on the distal end of the extension tube and the spray head is configured to receive paint from the extension tube, the spray head includes a spray guard and a spray tip configured to spray paint, the roller includes an arm and a roller cover, the method comprising:

• fixing the roller to the extension tube using a fastener to secure the roller to the extension tube for spray rolling such that a bracket and the fastener are positioned rearward of the spray guard and the spray tip and the arm extends forward beyond the spray guard and the spray tip to position the roller cover forward of the spray guard and the spray tip of the spray head;
• spray rolling with the roller fixed to the extension tube;
• detaching the roller from the extension tube using the fastener to release the roller from the extension tube for spraying with the extension tube and the spray head without rolling such that the roller is unsupported by the extension tube;
• and
• spraying without the roller fixed to the extension tube;
• wherein the extension tube and the spray head form a flow path through which paint flows from the proximal end to the distal end of the extension tube and exits through the spray tip of the spray head;
• and
• wherein the spray head remains attached to the extension tube throughout both of the fixing and the detaching of the roller.